Access to Justice 1996 Conference Program
VISUALIZE JUSTICE

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
Conference Center Foyer

Board/Group Meetings
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors
East/West Room

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Access to Justice Board –Edmunds Room
Columbia Legal Services Board – Park Room South
Courthouse Facilitators –Park Room North
Northwest Justice Project Board –Monfort Room
Volunteer Atty. Legal Service/Legal
Service Program Coordinators – Ballroom 1

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Welcoming Reception Buffet – Ballrooms

Be sure to join us for appetizers galore, a no-host bar and plenty of fun. This plentiful buffet is sponsored by the Legal Foundation of Washington and the Washington State Bar Association. Guests/families welcome.

Welcoming remarks:
Tom Chambers,
President, Washington State Bar Association
Greg Dallaire,
President & Trustee, Legal Foundation of Washington

At approximately 7:00 p.m. meet at the Yellow Brick Road for the "Wizard of Lawz", a musical review performed by The Moderately Talented Yet Plucky Repertory Theatre of Justice

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast Ballrooms 2 & 3
Opening Remarks - Paul Stritmatter
Chair, Access to Justice Board

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WSBA Board of Governors East/West Room

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Park Room South
Visualizing Meaningful Access for Pro Se Clients
Find out who the pro se litigants are and what resources are available. Barriers to access and possible solutions also will be discussed.

Panel:
Robin Lester, King County Bar Association Self Help Plus; Carolyn Mayer, Pierce County Courthouse Facilitator;
Phyllis Selinker, Access to Justice Board and Snohomish County Legal Services;
Hon. Ted Small, Chelan County Superior Court
Janet Skreen, Kitsap County Courthouse Facilitator

Visualizing an Integrated System that Ensures Effective Civil Access to Justice
Park Room North
The panel members will discuss specific strategies for preserving and guarding the vision and commitment to access to justice that is described in the ATJ Board’s State Plan, and which is supported by a clear jurisprudential foundation and a strong state history of supporting civil access to justice.

Panel:
Joan Fairbanks, WSBA Access to Justice Manager
Jim Bamberger, Columbia Legal Services Transition Statewide Coordinator
Leonard Schroeter, Schroeter, Goldmark & Bender
Judge Anne Ellington, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I;
Marla Elliott, Northwest Justice Project
Ken Davidson, Access to Justice Board

Issues in Publicly Subsidized Housing
(CLE credits pending)
River Room
Includes philosophy/history, types of publicly subsidized housing, typical problems, specific procedures and roles for attorneys.

Panel:
Vince Brown, Columbia Legal Services staff attorney
Steve Fredrickson, Columbia Legal Services staff attorney
Lori Salzarulo, Principle with Garvey, Schubert & Barer and Interim Director of the UW Affordable Housing Development Clinic

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Visualizing an Active Role for the Judiciary
Park Room North
As "guardians" of the system, comments and thoughts by judges on what they can and should do to promote, encourage and insure access to justice.

Panel:
Justice Richard Guy, Supreme Court of Washington
Judge Cynthia Imbrogno, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Washington
Judge Anne Ellington, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I
Judge Paul Bastine, Spokane County Superior Court

Visualizing the Effective Delivery of Legal Services to the Low and Moderate Income through Technology
Park Room South
While the shortfall in legal services delivery capacity is the most critical challenge facing the ATJ network, many believe that rapidly emerging information technology offers unprecedented opportunities for higher quality services at lower cost. The panel will examine that premise and suggest future directions.

Panel:
Aaron Delwiche, University of Washington student and computer consultant
Joan Kleinberg, Director of Private Bar Development for the Northwest Justice Project and Director of the Project’s Coordinated Legal Education, Advice and Referral ("CLEAR") system
Pat McIntyre, Director, Northwest Justice Project

Public Benefits and DSHS Hearing Process
(CLE credits pending)
River Room
Overview of DSHS Adjudicative Proceedings under Washington Administrative Procedure Act and Update on changes in public benefits under federal welfare reform.

Gordon Griggs, Senior Administrative Law Judge
Elizabeth Schott, Litigation, Advocacy & Training Coordinator, Columbia Legal Services

12:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Lunch and Plenary Session Ballrooms

No guests/families please. Conference registrants and WSBA Board of Governors & liaisons only.

Welcome/Introduction: Tom Chambers, President, Washington State Bar Association

Guest Speaker: Chief Justice Barbara Durham
Supreme Court of Washington

Chief Justice Barbara Durham became the first woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington in January 1995. Together with Attorney General Christine Gregoire, Durham convened a Domestic Violence Summit to explore ways to protect victims. She was also selected 1995 Judge of the Year by both the King County Bar Association and the King County Washington Women Lawyers. Durham has served on numerous Judicial Boards and Commissions including the Commission on Washington Courts and the Code of Judicial Conduct Task Force. She is currently the chair of the Board for Judicial Administration.

What do we want to accomplish in this unprecedented time together?
To Restore Confidence, Hope and Pride
To Renew the Belief That Equal Justice is a Powerfully Important and Attainable Value
To Generate Good Ideas and Strong Relationships in the Context of a Broadly Shared Vision That Sees Equal Justice as a Cornerstone of Democracy
Identify the "Broadly Shared Vision"
To Network, Learn and Have Fun

Panel:
Pat McIntyre, Director, Northwest Justice Project
Ragan Powers, Chair, Equal Justice Coalition
Barbara Clark, Director, Legal Foundation of Washington
Ada Shen-Jaffe, Director, Columbia Legal Services

3:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Visualizing Active and Effective Participation by Private Attorneys
East/West Room
State Bar Efforts
Moderator:
Tom Chambers, President, Washington State Bar Association
WSBA Board of Governors Access to Justice Committee
Lish Whitson
Dennis LaPorte
Mary Alice Theiler
WSBA Legal Aid Committee - VALS Action Plan
Yvette War Bonnet, Chair, Legal Aid Committee Washington Young Lawyers Division - Greater Access and Assistance Project (GAAP)
Mary Fairhurst, WSBA President-Elect

Local, Minority and Specialty Bar Efforts
"and Justice for All" recruitment campaign
Scott Smith, President, King County Bar

"Alternative Dispute Resolution Initiatives in Superior Court"
Rebecca Vandergriff, Assistant Attorney General

Building the EJC Network River Room
This is a training and information session for the Equal Justice Coalition Team Captains and all those interested in being a part of the EJC network.

Panel:
Ada Shen-Jaffe, Director, Columbia Legal Services;
Tim Treanor and Min Song, Pyramid Communications; Theresa Harrington, Education Coordinator, Legal Foundation of Washington

6:00 p.m.
Dinner Ballrooms

Guest Speaker:
Justice Howard H. Dana, Jr.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Introduction:
Barbara Clark, Executive Director
Legal Foundation of Washington

Howard H. Dana, Jr. has been an Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Court since 1993. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (1982, 1990-93). He presently serves as liaison to the Court’s Advisory Committee on Professional Responsibility, its Alternative Dispute Resolution Planning and Implementation Committee, and its Mediation Committee. He also serves on the Judicial Council and the Justice Action Group.

8:00 p.m.
Justice Jam

Sunday, October 6
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast Ballrooms 2 & 3

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Visualizing Adequate Financial Support Ballrooms 2 & 3

Putting Turf Aside
Moving forward with coordinated and integrated resource development for legal services in the era of the Hallmarks and in accordance with the State Plan.

Panel:
Mary Alice Theiler, ATJ Board and WSBA Board of Governors; Marlin Appelwick, ATJ Board and Washington State House Minority Leader
Jim Bamberger, Columbia Legal Services Statewide Transition Coordinator
Ragan Powers, partner, Helsell Fetterman, Equal Justice Coalition Chair
Lish Whitson, partner, Helsell Fetterman, WSBA Board of Governors
Stanley Bastian, partner, Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, LAW Fund Board member
Elsie Ackerman Powell, Director of Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar
Sarah Eitelbach, shareholder of Stokes, Eitelbach & Lawrence, President, King County Bar Foundation

Limited Practice Officers - Information/Strategies
Greg Dallaire, current President and Trustee, Legal Foundation of Washington Board

10:30 a.m Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Over the Rainbow: How Do We Get There? Ballrooms 2 & 3

Panel:
Tom Chambers, President, Washington State Bar Association; Ada Shen-Jaffe, Director, Columbia Legal Services
Dick Manning, Chair, Access to Justice Conference Planning Committee
THANK YOU!

This first Access to Justice Conference would not have been possible without the generous financial support of the following:

Anderson Hunter
Wayne Blair
Bogle & Gates
Columbia Legal Services
Davidson, Czeisler, Kilpatric & Zeno
Davis Wright Tremaine
Garvey, Schubert & Barer
Helsell Fetterman
Horenstein & Duggan
Legal Foundation of Washington
Lukins & Annis
MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless
Perkins Coie
Preston Gates & Ellis
Schroeter, Goldmark & Bender
Theiler Douglas Drachler & McKee
Stritmatter Kessler
Washington Journal
Washington State Bar Association

Many thanks also go to the Access to Justice Conference Planning Committee members:

Richard Manning, Chair,
Joan Andersen,
Jim Bamberger,
Hon. Paul Bastine,
Barbara Clark,
Hon. Anne Ellington,
Marla Elliott,
Joan Fairbanks,
Colleen Kinerk,
Pat McIntyre,
Lauren Moore,
Trace’ Paul,
Debra Perluss,
Elsie Ackerman Powell,
Joleen Smith,
Sharlene Steele,
Mary Alice Theiler,
Yvette War Bonnet

A SPECIAL THANKS TO

Rep. George Nethercutt
Senator Slade Gorton
Rep. Norm Dicks
Rep. Jim McDermott
Senator Patty Murray
Rep. John Fox (R-PA)

FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION